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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1933
Page
16
Disjointed OCR text discusses farming topics and weather references. Mentions crops, bait, oil, and a roadside danger, with unclear names or places. Contains scattered phrases about price, supply, and possible incidents without concrete events or dates.
Winnipeg May 31 Former Manitoba county court judge Lewis St George Stubbs aged 55 was deposed from the bench by order in council after a Ford commission found four charges of misbehavior. He said he would open a law office on his birthday June 14 and his son Roy, a law student, plans a biography detailing the controversies and commission.
Edmonton reports a committee of the British Ministry of Agriculture urged a marking order on imported bacon and ham. If adopted, foreign products would bear the label foreign and Empire products would be marked Empire with origin. Canada would appear as Canada in block letters. The aim is to prevent substitution and protect public choice.
Edmonton May 31 Minister of Education Perren Baker announced a one dollar cut in fees for grades 10 to 12. He said no profit is taken from marking papers and charges cover only marking costs. Most exam markers are teachers with few inspectors. No further reductions expected this year.
A baby girl weighing 15 42 pounds was born at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton on Wednesday. Mother Mrs. H F Jones also held the hospital record a year and a half earlier with a 13 pound newborn.
Edmonton notes motor launches on provincial waterways must have efficient mufflers kept closed, with tail pipes within one inch of water. Racing clubs must notify minister of events. mufflers may be opened for races only with limits. Boat owners must obtain passenger boat licenses and ensure seaworthiness and proper light signals.
Edmonton announces cheque payment of 2 711 600 dollars from Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways as the June 1 instalment on the Northern Alberta railways purchase price. The amount covers 5 000 000 principal and 423 200 interest. The Alberta government also paid 2 000 000 in New York in full and faces a 3 000 000 debenture due in New York in November.
F Laselle west of town reports 60 acres of crops destroyed by grasshoppers while T Thompson south of town says 20 acres are eaten out. The mixing station will be in full swing with poison on Friday. Seeding nears completion in good weather and pastures are excellent with stock fattening.
Prices at the city market include eggs at 10 and 15 cents and two dozen for 25 cents, butter at 15 cents and two pounds for 25 cents, dressed chicken 12 cents a pound and 50 cents each, live chicken 40 to 60 cents apiece, and potatoes 40 cents a bushel.
Edmonton reports the 1933 Debt Adjustment Act takes effect June 1 and repeals earlier acts. A three member debt adjustment board now administers the program with division of duties between Edmonton and Calgary offices. Ben S. Plumer handles Edmonton, L. F. Clarry K.C. Calgary, and W. Lorce serves as chairman splitting time between cities.
Bruderheim June 1 Canadian Press. Prominent farmer Mike Wawerski beat his wife into unconsciousness and cut his own throat. Neighbors stopped him before he could intercept their children. Both are hospitalized and likely to recover.
Speaker Rainey said the proposed tariff bill would allow the President to negotiate and implement reciprocal treaties with Canada and other nations without prior Senate approval, marking a shift in treaty authority.
Springfield New Hampshire June 1 Canadian Press Mrs Walter Gardner wife of a lumber dealer slashed the throats of her three children as they slept and then killed herself. The bodies of the children aged ten months to eleven years were found by the husband who discovered Mrs Gardner dying. The 42 year old woman had been in ill health.
Edmonton June 2 The following members of the Senate of the University of Alberta are continued in office for four years under the University Act Mr George Ross LL B Calgary Dr Robert Bruce Wells M B Edmonton Dr Guthrie Brown Sanford B S A Ph D Edmonton Dr Oliver Boyd M D C M Medicine Hat and Mrs Helen Montgomery MacLeod B A Edmonton
Geneva dispatch reports Germany will not sign the Mussolini four power peace pact until France commits to reducing war materials. The delay follows late hour difficulties and reflects Berlin’s insistence on disarmament concessions before assent.
Market and price roundups for cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, and grain across Calgary Edmonton and Winnipeg. Beef and feeder quotations hold steady to higher with steers and heifers notable levels. fat cattle and canners show varied ranges. Dairy butter milk prices move down with improving cream fat demand and steady eggs and poultry markets amid light farm offerings.
London reports rising alarm over Japanese competition in world markets. Industrial federations push resolutions while Parliament debates responses. Britain withdrawals West African colonies from the Anglo Japanese trade pact and India ends its trade agreement with Japan to curb dumping. A Federation of British Industries committee warns of Japan's growing population and aggressive sales policy, urging concerted action to protect British interests.
Grasshoppers have infested areas from Bow Island to Purple Springs with heavy feeding on grain. Alberta official George R. Holeton reports dense infection near Crescent Heights and plans to mass produce poison bait at multiple mixing stations by week’s start. Farmers report crop losses and urged to report sightings to authorities.
Directors of Noranda Mines meet to declare a 50 cent per share interim dividend payable in New York funds. The dividend will be paid July 10 to holders of record June 13.
Ottawa reports continuation of Dominion relief contributions at 33 1 3 percent to December 31 for Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta plus 50 percent of direct relief costs in unorganized districts. Unemployed care up to 49 cents daily also maintained. Prairie talks finalize terms with provincial governments and officials.
The C P R weekly crop report from Winnipeg dated June 2 notes favorable conditions across the Prairie Provinces. Southern Saskatchewan shows the strongest optimism with exceptional grain growth, plentiful livestock feed, and improved hay prospects amid widespread rains. Wheat seeding is nearly complete in Saskatchewan and Alberta, while oats and barley harvests are advancing across all three provinces. Frost reached North Central Alberta this week but caused no damage.
London reports the King’s 68th birthday observed with rheumatic shoulder but no Canadian names appear among the new honors. Four peerages, a privy councilorship, two baronetcies and 40 knighthoods are listed, with emphasis on public service, arts, science and drama.
Herbert Barnett 51 an unemployed carpenter formerly of Medicine Hat was found dead in a Calgary rooming house. Coroner Dr George Johnson ruled poisoning by cyanide likely occurred hours earlier and death occurred within about 30 seconds after ingestion. Barnett had been melancholy for weeks and had talked of jumping into the river.
In Purchase New York the boxing world mourns as long time figure Muldoon is reported dead. The piece recalls his ties to the sport, lingering fame, and connections to the Canadian boxing scene and New York State Boxing Commission head L Sullivan.
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